Is Imperio an unforgivable curse?

Imperius Curse ('Imperio')
The first of the three Unforgivable Curses, Imperius gives the spell-caster total control over their subject. As fake-Moody explains as he demonstrates on a spider: 'I could make it jump out of the window, drown itself, throw itself down one of your throats…'

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Does Harry Potter use any unforgivable curses?

The darkest of the Dark Arts, Harry Potter unforgivable curses are the Cruciatus Curse, the Imperius Curse, and the Killing Curse. Although the curses are highly illegal, Harry using Unforgivable Curses happened, but he uses them once he was thrust into the Second Wizarding War.

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Is the imperius curse unforgivable?

The Imperius Curse (Imperio) was a tool of the Dark Arts, and was one of the three Unforgivable Curses. When cast successfully, the curse placed the victim completely under the caster's control, making the victim unquestionably obedient to the caster. A person under the curse was said to be Imperiused.

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What is the 4th unforgivable curse?

They were first classified as "Unforgivable" in 1717. They are the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra, the Cruciatus Curse, Crucio, and the Imperius Curse, Imperio.

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Is Crucio or imperio better?

I personally find Crucio actually the most effective of the 3 unforgiveable curses with Imperio being the 2nd most useful. Avada Kedavra I find actually the most difficult due to the insanely long cooldown on it basically necessitating Crucio mastery and the mastery for it.

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Did Bellatrix use Crucio on Hermione?

Hermione Granger was always referred to as being the brains out of the trio and while that is true, her endurance of the Cruciatus Curse at the hands of Bellatrix show that she was as physically and emotionally tough as she was smart.

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Did Harry use Crucio on Bellatrix?

Cruciatus Curse ('Crucio')

'Better dead than what happened to them,' was what Moody said of the Longbottoms' fate, and there's a sad ring of truth to that statement. Harry tried to use this spell himself. The first time was against Bellatrix after she had killed Sirius.

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Did Harry Potter use Imperio?

Harry Used The Imperius Curse Multiple Times During The Gringotts Heist. Harry does use Unforgivable Curses in the last movie, despite Harry Potter using Unforgivable Curses seeming unlikely because of his hero status. Death Eaters had a history of using Imperio to make innocent victims do their bidding.

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Did Harry ever use Avada Kedavra?

By contrast, he's never used Avada Kedavra, far less in a combat situation. His other uses of Unforgivable Curses have had mixed results: although he used the Imperius curse successfully while breaking into Gringotts, his initial attempts to use the Cruciatus curse on Bellatrix and Snape were unsuccessful.

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What spell did Bellatrix use on Sirius?

In the Harry Potter series, Bellatrix Lestrange used the spell "Avada Kedavra" to kill Sirius Black.

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What spell killed Bellatrix Lestrange?

Description and effects: The Killing Curse is a lethal curse that causes instantaneous death upon impact. Compatibility with Bellatrix's death: Bellatrix's sudden death aligns with the effects of the Avada Kedavra curse.

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Does Avada Kedavra hurt?

Avada Kedavra, also known as the Killing Curse, kills a person instantaneously and without injury. There is few counter for it, and only one person, Harry Potter, has ever survived it with Sacrificial Protection that has been endowed upon Harry Potter by His Mother Love for Him.

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Can Avada Kedavra be blocked?

The Avada Kedavra – the killing curse from the Harry Potter Wizarding World is unforgivable, cannot be blocked, and is colored green. Every time books or movies make mention of the spell, they insist on those things.

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Did Draco use Crucio on Harry?

In Harry's case, he is consumed with a righteous anger rather than a malicious intent. Draco Malfoy attempts to use this curse on Harry at one point, but is forestalled by Harry's use of Sectumsempra.

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Did Ron cast Avada Kedavra on Nagini?

Ron never cast any kind of curse on Nagini, not in the book anyways. And there's no confirmation that the spell he used on her in the movies was the Killing Curse. Avada Kedavra isn't the only spell that creates green light, after all.

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Did Draco ever use an unforgivable curse?

Draco Malfoy (Cruciatus and Imperius Curses)

Although the use of these curses is rightly unforgivable, it's important to note that Draco never used them for his own benefit. It was always the pressure from Lord Voldemort that forced Draco into his crimes.

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Why didn't Harry use Avada Kedavra on Bellatrix?

Why doesn t Harry use Avada Kedavra on Bellatrix? Harry didn't use that spell because he cannot bring himself to kill anyone. He is not a killer.

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What spell does Voldemort use on Snape?

Voldemort killed Snape in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 using his Horcrux snake Nagini instead of his favorite Unforgivable Curse, Avada Kedavra.

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Did Molly use Avada Kedavra?

The author explicitly states that both women were fighting to kill, despite Molly refraining from casting the Unforgivable curse Avada Kedavra. The result of the duel actually comes about as a result of nothing more than spectacular accuracy on Weasley's part.

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Who used Imperio on Krum?

During the task, Barty Crouch Jr, posing as Alastor Moody by way of the Polyjuice Potion, managed to place the Imperius Curse on Viktor as part of his plot to steer Harry Potter to victory in the Tournament. Under Moody's control, he caught up with Cedric and performed the Cruciatus Curse on him.

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Why didn t Harry go to Azkaban for using Crucio?

Oh that's easy, because there wasn't any witnesses from the ministry that he performed the curse, Dumbledore will not hand him to the authorities because he would be in more danger and Bella, being a convicted death eater scapee won't denounce him either.

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What is Bellatrix favorite spell?

5 Bellatrix Lestrange: The Cruciatus Curse.

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Did Krum use Crucio on Cedric?

Sirius scolds Harry, "what do you think you were playing at, walking off into the forest with Viktor Krum?" (29.92). And during the third task, Viktor casts the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric Diggory until Harry comes along and Stuns him. (It turns out later that Moody used the Imperius Curse on Viktor to make him do this.

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Can you cast Crucio on yourself?

Eventually, you'll come to a door that requires someone to perform Crucio on the other. You can either perform the curse yourself or have Sebastian perform it on you. Either way, you'll then be able to use the spell, which does damage over time to any enemy that you use it on.

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